Timespan between first and last time ranked at Top 5
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The longest career span inside the ATP Top 5 belongs to Novak Djokovic: 18y 11m 21d, from 2007-04-30 to 2026-04-20. Second is Roger Federer (18y 1m 2d). Third is Rafael Nadal (17y 8m 14d). 100 players feature in this all-time list. 9 of them had a career span of over 10 years inside the Top 5.
| # | Player | Span | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18y 11m 21d | 2007-04-30 | 2026-04-20 | |
| 2 | 18y 1m 2d | 2003-01-27 | 2021-03-01 | |
| 3 | 17y 8m 14d | 2005-05-09 | 2023-01-23 | |
| 4 | 17y 3m 27d | 1988-07-18 | 2005-11-14 | |
| 5 | 14y 7m 22d | 1973-11-05 | 1988-06-27 | |
| 6 | 11y 3m 13d | 1978-11-20 | 1990-03-05 | |
| 7 | 11y 0m 21d | 1985-10-14 | 1996-11-04 | |
| 8 | 10y 10m 18d | 1981-03-02 | 1992-01-20 | |
| 9 | 10y 8m 10d | 1990-10-08 | 2001-06-18 | |
| 10 | 9y 11m 5d | 2009-04-06 | 2019-03-11 | |
| 11 | 9y 1m 22d | 2008-09-08 | 2017-10-30 | |
| 12 | 8y 10m 15d | 1985-12-09 | 1994-10-24 | |
| 13 | 8y 7m 16d | 1974-11-25 | 1983-07-11 | |
| 14 | 8y 7m 9d | 2017-09-11 | 2026-04-20 | |
| 15 | 8y 6m 9d | 1989-08-07 | 1998-02-16 | |
| 16 | 7y 8m 8d | 1974-09-23 | 1982-05-31 | |
| 17 | 7y 4m 23d | 1995-04-10 | 2002-09-02 | |
| 18 | 7y 4m 16d | 1997-09-08 | 2005-01-24 | |
| 19 | 6y 11m 1d | 2007-11-19 | 2014-10-20 | |
| 20 | 6y 7m 4d | 2003-02-03 | 2009-09-07 |
